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Mayor Washington with Senator Simon on Devon Avenue


Title	Mayor Washington with Senator Simon on Devon Avenue
Description	During his re-election campaign, Mayor Harold Washington went on many "walks" around different neighborhoods and wards to talk to voters. He went "walking" along Devon Avenue on March 13, 1987 with U.S. Senator Paul Simon (IL). The Jewish Festival of Purim had begun the previous evening and the Mayor was presented with gifts of food from children.
Neighborhood/Street	Devon Avenue (Chicago, Ill.)
Subject.TGM1	Mayors Ethnic groups Legislators Children Festivals Political elections Streets
Subject.LCSH	Washington, Harold, 1922-1987 -- Photographs African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs Mayors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs Simon, Paul, 1928-2003 -- Photographs Purim -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Photographs
Photographer/Artist	Dickey, Antonio B.
Date of Original	1987-03-13
Time Period	1980; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1984; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1988; 1989
Repository Name	Chicago Public Library Special Collections and Preservation Division
Repository Number	PHOTOGRAPH SPE-HWAC 1987.3.13.2
Collection	Harold Washington Archives & Collections
Rights	http://www.chipublib.org/aboutcpl/cplpolicies/policies/photo_reproduct.php
Type	Digital image
Format	image/jpeg
Original Format	Portrait photographs
Size	21 x 26 cm;
Subject.LOCAL	constituency groups African Americans activists/politicians

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